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Vol. 3 No. 283 Pric Five CenU
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1928
(Every Morning Except Monday)
HIGH OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED
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Escaped
Prisoner
Captured
on Coast
Henry. Exline Will be
Returned from Sacra"
mento to Serve Bal
ance of Jail Term.
The nccond member of the
trio which slid down impro
vised ropea to freedom from
the Klamath county jail in tre
fray morning hours of Mon
day, November 1, ln been
arreiited in Sacra mento, ac
cording t word received in
Klamath Palls yesterday
morning from the chief of
police there. "Ut.nK thai Hen
ry Exline of Klamath Falls
was being held in Sacramento
on an investigation charge.
Particulars surrounding th arrest
of F.illlie raulit not be learned Hi
th sheriff's office yaaterdsy. Ir
U understood that Hawkins will
leave thla morning fur Sacramento
la return Ksline bare. That Ksline
will ant fight extradition was madn
knowo la one of the telegrams re
ceived by Hawkins from Chief of
Police I. N. Koenlg.
Chief Koenlg no us hi accurate di
scrlptlon uf Ksline and upon the
return Information from Hherlff
Hawkla' office wired that ho
holding th roan.
Kxllne in wanted In Klamath Fall
to serve lx months and a fine of
1100 Imposed by Justice It. A, Km
mitt on the rhsrge of possession of
Intoxicating II nor. Kxllne wan
caught In the wholesale raid cn
AtiKiiat Z when a number of men
and women wera rauitht In the net
of atate, federal and county prolil
office r,
Pred A. Fisher, wanted In Klam
ath Falla and a doten other place
on the Pacific, roast, to anawer bad
(Oomlaurd oaj race Pour)
Aged Man Loses
Memory Following
Being Slugged
THE DAI. LBS, Nor. 17 U'PI
A I moat completely twins his mem
ory after having been struck oyer
th head by a 'heavy Instrument,
an elderly mnn. Idonllly unknown,
la recovering at The Italics hospital
today from the effects of the blow
and exposure for many hours In a
aoaklng rain. The victim wan pick
ed vp near the river bank west of
the city yesterday afternoon by two
men. He was nearly dead from
exposure, and his clothing was soak
ed through.
He was rushed to the hospital,
and today was recovered sufficient
ly to tell attendants that ihe had
started out with more than $800
In his possession, none of which
was on him when found, lio could
not' tell where ho waa from, w-ho
bad struck him or when, but
since It had not rained for nearly.
21 hours before he was found, ho
Is thought to have lain In a semi
conscious condition for more than
a day. The blow on his head Is
( not permanently aerlous. It was
said, although amnesia has followed.
Canal Relining
To Be Completed
In Another Week
Kellnlng of Slot) feet of the
Klamnth Irrigation District canal Is
expected to be completed within the
next week, according to H. K.
Smith. tJ. B. reclamation engineer,
who has been supervising the Im
provement. J. K. Hn!t!wln, Ottklnnd contrac
tor, who hss been performing Iho
work at an approximate cost of
t25,00O, is well pleased with thn
progress that has resulted. Work
was centered at two places, the
first near tho rnnch of Frank Irn
Whlto and the second near the
Short ranch at Henley.
THIS GOLFER SOLE
MEMBER OF LITTLE
GOLFING FEATURE!
JAMAICA, I,. I., Nov. 17.
Matt Wlrwn of the HiltrreM tiolf
Hub isn't a hole In oner. He
Is tin aott tiK-tnlM-r of a little
golfing feature) orgMtaUcd by
htutjM-lf. U'lms drove off Mon
ilay. sliced Into the turnpike aittf
his ball broke tbo w Imtshlctd of
a police department automobile,
semtltitc Patrolman Hwntati T.
Cook to the boapltnl.
James In Latest
Statement Further
Clouds Situation
Likely Collaboration of Espee
and Hill Lines Indicated De
spite Budd't Statemnet That
Negotiations Futile.
HAS nt.iM'IWO. Nov. 17
(lolled Vena) ttmll Ihe Han
Krsnrl.ro r'saiiiinrr anil the
t'limnlrle print intrrvk-w today
with Arthur Curtis James, largo
stot-khobtor in western railroad,
who a the only weatcrn rail
road ih-vrotieiit planned at the
present I hue U In lite Klamath
j Falls district.
, Curtis indicated that the South
ern Pacific and the II II lines will
j pool f-elr facilities running Into
I Klamath Falls from the north and
wll work together in building log
ging railroads, and that the Oregon
Trunk and Southern Paoifir would
work together In completing the ex
tension from llend to Klamath
Falls.
In part, James Is quoted as say
ing: "Thera are two projects In mind
there," he said, "Ono is for a
direct line Tfrotn fiend to the South'
ern Pacific so-called Natron cut-off.
j north of Klamath Falls. Ths Hill
roads wish to build the Intervening
tine and then get joint right over
Ihe Southern Pacific Into Klamath
Falls. The Southern Pacific, in
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MeNair Acquitted
By District Court
Jury in Quick Time
Abner McN'air, charged with ob
taining goods under falsa pretenses,
was acquitted at 4:45 o'clock yes
terday afternoon after a jury had
been out for three hours.
McN'air s case was ono of Inter
est. He was bound over to the
Klamath county grand Jury on the
charge, and retained aa his attor
ney it. K. Fletcher.
Tho next case on the criminal
docket Is that of James Duffy,
charged with assault with a den
gero.ia weapon. Attorney O'Neill
represents the defendant. Unify Is
charged wtih hitting A, Mann, huth
house proprietor, on tho Jaw so
severely that It broke the bone.
Railroad Wreck
Kills Two Men
In Mining Camp
LEADVILLK, Colo., Nov. 17
(United -News) Two men were
killed and me seriously Injured
Wednesday afternoon In a wreck
of two Hearer and Klo i ramie
work trains, engaged In eliminating
the curve near Waco, where thirty
persons were killed In September.
The dead axe Frank Medina, la
borer, nml H. A. Carblo, conductor,
Pelida. M. K. Langtord, brakemen.
Is in the hnpsltal, suffering from
Injuries.
The accident was caused by a
work train with the ditching ma
chine, backing into an advancing
slag train, overturning - two cars
and the engine of the slag train.
Mrs. McPherson
Ordered to Give
Her Deposition
LOS ANGELKS, Nov. It. (Unit
ed News) An order for the appear
ance of Almee Bomple McPherson
and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy, In Ihe office of Attorney 8. .
Hnhn to make depositions in con
nection with the 11,000.000 slander
suit filed against them by Mrs,
i Viria Kimball of Oakland was sign
I ed here Wednesday by Presiding
I Judge Stephens.
A tentative date of December 4,
was set.
Man Hunt
Waged for
Desperate
Criminals
Central California is Be
ing Combed in Effort
to Capture Three Prist
onert From Fo'aom.
SACRAMENTO. Nov. I?
United News) Central Cali-
kfornia cities were being watch
ed cloudy tonight for possible
appearance of the three des
perate criminals who escaped
from Foliom penitentiary
Monday.
Following Information that a
Southern Pacific detective at Rose
viile fired at three flies believed to
have been Leo Brenoan, Thomas
Griffin and William O'Brien, the
missing convicts, search for the
men haa been concentrated In that
section.
Highway of the section were be
ing patrolled and special posses
sent out by Sheriff Klmer Gum
of Placer county were checking up
on -alt possible clues to the fugi
tives' movements.
Acting on another "tip" that the
convicts had been seen in a room
ing house here,' police raided the
house without finding any trace
Continued oh 'Page Four)
Prohi Officers
Stage Number of
Raids in County
State, county and federal probi
ffficers combined together yester
day morning and last night In ob
taining evidence against a halt dot
en men who had in their posses
sion intoxicating liquors. The ma
jority appeared before Justice ft, A.
Kmtitt. and those arrested follow
ing office hours, will lay over until
some time this week before being
brought before Kmmllt.
Orvlllo Davis of Beatty, Indian
youth, waa arrested by Indian Offi
cer Hufford with f.nt bottle of
Intoxicating liquor on ills person,
Davis was broaght to Klamath Fails
with several other alleged offend
ers, who were released from cus
tody. He will appear some time
today.
An old effender. and a Jolly one,
"Billy" Huff, sold a pint bottle of
intoxicating liquor to an under
cover Btaii and immediately after
the sals admitted to prohi officers
that they had the goods on Mm,
Huff appeared before Justice Em
milt following a night In the hoose-gr-w,
and pleaded guilty. He paid
his fine of $500 and costs Immed
iately after Kmmitt pronounced the)
fine. The sale was made at Chilo
qutn. Huff's stamping ground.
Justice court was again the scene
of a liquor discussion when prohi
officers brought K. II. Oaks In from
2240 White street, where has was
arrested with a half gallon of
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Roseburg Youths ?
Are Charged With
Medford Robbery
ROSEBURG, Nor. 17 (United
News) Norman Burroughs, atlas
Fsrrel, who last week held tip n
garage here at the point of gnn,
and escaped, only to be capnred
at Medford, nindo a signed con
fession he.-jj Wednesday, In whieit
he claims be was (betrayed to the
Medford police by his pal, Edwin
"Blackie" Kinnlnger,
Kinnlnger and his brother Co!,
with William Cook, have Jjeen ar
rested by Jackson county author
ities. In his confession. Burroughs
said he met "Hlackte" to Medford
and that "Blackie" offered acveinl
robbery propositions which he
agreed to consider. The robberies
cited included the blowing up of
the safe in Kates poolhsil in Med
ford last Sunday, in which $880
was secured,
A holdup of a Central Point pool
halt Also was planned.
CARRIED BULLET IN
THIGH FOR 29 YEARS !
AND MA5JT CUT OUT
CHI('A0. Xor, IT. U'bKmI j
Xewa ) A trWUHn,-r boy who re
el ve. I si mIm)$ wound In tile fam-
oos charge ufft Hun Juanvbii! dur-
tng tin- SjijMiUh'A merif-HW war.
luts Juftt haditlw butlef removed. :
He was (Jeufgf- K, Kilcy, ureal. :
dent of the fciualiutn'a Hub, Af- '
ter carrying the bullet in ttbt 1
thigh for 2V yearn he finally sub- j
mitted to aa oj-rutlon for its
removal, i j
Winter jounces
on Middle West j
With peavy Snow
r
Blizzard Proportions Reached!
In Soul Kerb. Illinois and Mis-
sourt: Phone Wires Down
and Snow JSbeveis Used.
(i'HB'.MiO, .Xv. 17 railed
ew) Another wave of winter
spread over ihe middle west
Wednesday with lowering tern- j
prrattire and snows whirs reach
ed blizzard pruporttiuT. is sostc
sections,
A heavy snowstorm which start
ed early in the morning swept
southern Illinois and Missonrt. Al
ternating between snow and sleet,
the storm increased in Intensity
during the day and waa atili in
progress Wednesday sight.
Telephone wires between Kansas
City and Si. Louis were reported
badly damaged.
The weather bareau at St. Louis
predicted continued lowernlg tem
peratures during th night.
Snow shovels were brought out
for the first time this seaaos at
Springfield, HI., when a rain which
started at dsjbTak turned Into
snow and covered the ground to
a depth of three inches.
A heavy, dry snow, born In af
coid wt wind wa, falling -
oer Nebraska late l&ednestls'f and-
ihreatesiaiE to tie up trare lth
th!
A lla FiUfDHK UI H"W f'JJ t,U
sho relies of the apper Mferfrwlp-pri
at St. Paul indic;Hol the rtver I
would be froieu over roots, nit ft
narijcation hat been cloned off?rlrl.jr
alonR the ttnpcr channel.
A heavy srow fell is Clii4t
durlna; tbe bftesoen, but fttclU-A
rapidly ar. A coal inn of white
haK been p'omsed the cjtv, haw
ever, by wcttifr bureau fo.ecant
of contts'teft jtitowfalla and an over
night drop lo temperature.
Highway Officials
Plan Keeping Open
Most Public Roads
With the approach of winter the
state highway department is pre
pared to make Its .annual tight
against the snowdrifts on ihe main
artery roads. Equipment has been
assembled at the strategic, points
and the department is waiting for
the heavy snows to arrive. "We
will not attempt lo keep open the
MrKensie highway, said Charles
Wanter, division engineer. Is Port
land Tuesday from the central Ore
gon country, "and as the snows
have started there, f guess the pass
Is closed for the winter. We will
keep open The Dalles-California
highway from end to end, and wo
will keep open the Ochoco highwav.
The road from Klamath Palis to
Ashland will be opened, but we will
not try to fight the drifts between
Lakeview and Klamath Falls, The
Pacific highway, of course, will be
open to traffic In so far as the
Oregon end is concerned." Some
snow has already appeared In the
Crescent district, reports Mr.. Waa
ler. Pickpocket Makes
Haul Negotiable
Checks in N. Y.
PHILADELPHIA, Kor. 17 (Un
ited News) A pickpocket stole an
envelope containing; $47,000 worth
of negotiable bank checks Belong
ing to Iho brokerage -firm ot Mc
Meechls and Williamson, according
to a story told police here by 17
ycar old Howard Price, a mes
senger. Price stopped outside the firm's
office at Broad and Sanson streets
to watch a street accident. . When
ho felt for the envelope a few min
utes later It was gone. Ho was
carrying tho checks to the Xorth
American building-tor deposit. Pay
ment on the cheeks was immediately
stopped.
Mexican
Attempts
to Murder
Official
F, Rcmero Arrested at
Algoma Pull Gun but
. it is Wrested from
Htm by Deputy, I
I
Another deputy sheriff
nearly bit the dust yesterday
'afternoon when F. Romero,
Mexican laborer of Algoma,
reached a second too late for
hi .32 Colts automatic, pre
sumably to fill Louis Mueller
full of lead as the officer was
escorting Romero end his
brother, Magdaleno, to the
county j'ail os a liquor charge, i
jnumcr sirt me tag jWBfnft
depot is answer to a eait from Al
goma, where they bad bees work
ing in the lumber yard, that the
two Mexicans were wanted oa a bad
check charge. The two had pur
chased their tickets as far south as
Dunsmuir.
When the deputy sheriff searched
the Mexicans, be found a bottle ct
liquor on both, little less than a
pint In all. With as Interpreter
ana several Tsrother laborers, the
JKomeros - wer .veeu-niAd -tt-;tbe
liootwueG oa ragse. rive)
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George Sterling,
J
I 0l LdUr6di6
Takes Own Life
SAX FRAXCISCO. Nov. 17
(United News! Ceorge Sterling,
poet laureate of California, and a
distinguished figure in American
literature, was found dead In his
bachelor rooms at the Bohemian!
club here today under conditions!
which city authorities declared!
pointed plainly to suicide.
"It was a plain case of suicide,'
said Deputy Coroner Michael
Brown, after an examination of the
body. Detect:, j Lieutenant Charles
Dullest! said that death was caus
ed by cyanide ot potassium.
Sterling was born in Sag Har
bor, Long Island, X. Y., December
1, m. Educated at St. Charles
college. Maryland, he came to Cali
fornia" when a young man and la
1896, married Carrie Rand of Oak
land, who since has died.
He had lived at the Bohemian
club for years.
The finding; , of Sterling's body
by the poet's valet came dramatic
ally Just before two other dis
tinguished writers wera about to
call on him.
K. L.,Mencken, who arrived here
Monday as Sterling's guest, and
Gonverneur Morris, were preparing
to leave their hotel quarters when
informed by- the I'nlted News of
Strtisg's death.
One, Killed, Three
Injured In Auto
Wreck at Eugene
El'ftENE, Ore., Sot, 17 I United
News) One tierxon was killed andj
two othem Injured as a result of
an automobile collision here Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Donald McDonald died at
the Pacific Christian hospital a
few nrinntes after passers Isy pick
ed her p and brought her. to the
hospital. .Her husband Is onder
treatment at the Kugeno hoepttal,
the fnll estent of bis injuries hav
ing not yet been determined, al
thoHSEB It la feared ha has a fract
ured skull. ' -
Charles Arnold, the third oc
cupant ' the car, suffered a broken
arm, while A. P. Seritchfieid, driver
ot the other car,' was Injured,
Arnold waa demonstrating ; a
new car to Mr Donald and his wife
wars urars sj wrHciuieto, i-aetr
car turned turtle and three of the!
occtiants were found beneath ttte I
wreckage, j
MARYLAND TORNADO ,
BLOWS PAPER, RELIC I
FROM CORNERSTONE
LA PLATA,, 5IL Xftr. IT j
CI'sittHt Thf mt lor j
3ta hirh $rlrJ31 arhatt
huuM ami awvrat oj her buiiii- :
lujfH, hti'w to ttftht a Wa-thinjc-tort
BrwiaMr iSatetf ! uiy 2i,
iHOHt mti&Ttiiag a Lv Ur
aale. Tho newpapt r apparrnJly
ia blow a twt f the enmrr
Mutw f a Jetttru$s?4 btilUHng,
House of David's
Leader is Jailed
to Await Trial!
King Ben Purneli Amazes Of-i
ficer hy Saying He Waa atj
House of David Year Previ
ous to Being Arrested.
ST. JOSKI'H, Wirli., Xor. tT,
(I'nltcd Xews) For tb second
time Wednradajr "King ISea"
Paraell, tccMe- Icadrr of the plr
turrsqse Hoanr of IMtvifl. was re
leased os bail or SVMJ.OOO.
Earlier fn the day, fotlowiDg fcis
detachment of Michfrao slate m,ScaoaIis
era In the catacombs of the house
of David. Purneli was released at.
bond secured by the csit's hotel
property. ' This was declared satis
factory. . Feeble from the strain of his toss;
hiding, his eyes staring and bis
famous "apostolic" beard tursed
snow white, flowing ever his chess,
Parnell seemed the picture of de
jection. It appeared to observers that lie
alight not live to face trial oa
charge of Immoral practices and j eader cover ssen and go-between
conversion ot property to hi own,10 war adte4- : .. "
ose. It statement foiiowine the la- '
Th.;. arrest -of .tfco- efdrrr--ri
leader, early Wednesday morning.
brooght a spectacular end to a Josr
year search for bins to answer
statutory charges growing out of al
leged misconduct with girt inmates
of bis colony.
Acting ssder secret orders a de
tachment of fifty state troopers sti
(ConUaaed oa rage Five)
Electrocuted But
Life Restored by
Terrific Landings
SAX LriS OBISPO, Cat. Nov. IT.
iXnited News) Electrocuted when
1 1,000 volts of electricity passed
through his body at a power sub
station here late Wednesday, Don
ald Fike was miraculously restored
to life when the force of the charge
threw his body eight feet and re
stored circulation.
According to power company em
ployes the shock was enough to stop
heart actios Immediately. First aid
corps men declared that the fall had
undoubtedly restored circulation and
that when they reached Fike he was
conscious and artificial respiration
was BBBecetsary.
He was badly horned bat wilt
recover.
Attractive School
At Olene Is Now
Near Completion
One of the most attractive schools
In Klamath county Is rapidly Rear
ing completion with the flat-thing
touches asw being put on the Olene
school, according to the office of
the county school superintendent
yesterday.
The contract for the school was
let to Fred Jordan, Klamath con
tractor, who will have the strae
ture completed after Thanksgiving
at a cost ot $3,500,
The school building: Is of Rngtbtb
cottage design with aa added apart
ment, living quarter tor the, teach
er. Otterbiens Buy j
Sloan Property j
On Ninth Streets
Indicative of the rapid strides
made In Klamath Falls real estate,
especially fa the residential section,
was the sale consummated this week
whereby Nate and Marjorle Otter
beta became owners of lot 3, block
it on Jefferson street. Just off of
Ninth.
The sale was made by Mr. and
Mrs, ft. I, Sloan who obtained a
splendid consideration of $7.09 for
the piece of property which Is hj
cuted in as excellent section.
Powerful
Bootleg
Ring in
Law Net
Federal Grand Jury In
Chicago Return Bills
Against 74 Prominent
People of Windy City.
CHICAGO, Nov. If Uni
ted News) Disclosure of as
alleged bootleg ring tremend;
ous in its scope and with pow
erful influence was made here
today with the reture- of. 4
indictments by a federal grand
jury, charging prominest Chi-
conspiracy to
violate the prohibition lawa.
Among those indicted were liaa-
tcioal Judge Henry M. Walker,
Police Captain John Presdercaat.
secretary to Chief of Police Morgan
A. Collins, and Frank Rydacwakt.
former Notre Dam aniversity foot
ball player, who "famished protec
tion." according to tba indict seats.
Thirty-eight asvtfc side satoott
keepers. IS poiic ofiicsra, thrsst
baiiUEt, one prohibition acea sad
somber Df alleged mat fsaaara.
Hctim;i i;tar
Edwte A. Olson flayed official who
aided crime. .
"Dishonest tpoike officials work
ing hand is glove with the politi
cal representatives of th criaiaal
underworld," ha said, "aided aad
abetted by many who held high pos
ition of public trust, aad at times
eves the scales of justice is their
bands that's Chicago's crime ring
and crime cause, and if that crim
inal alliance can keep its present
strange hold by the exercise of ia
timidatioa and personal violence
towards those who kaow the facta
fCoMmaea est Fa Firs) .
Filipinos Appeal
To President in t
Protest of Wood
MANILA. No. IT. i United
News! Acts of Governor General
Leonard Wood demand uraai ac
tion and an Immediate appeairts
President Cootldge and the Ameri
ca a people, tae'FUlplBo independence
commission declared in a resolution
adopted after as all Bight aeseloa.
The meeting malted front Wood's
abolition of the Philippine beard of
control which directed public 'Utili
ties of the isiaadx, . f
Ths resolution declared that whf
Wood first came Co the Islands las
Filipinos thought their independ
ence waa Bearer becaase of sis rec
ord to Cuba. , .
"Contrary, however, to ear ex
pectations, his conduct of ths gsv
ernment has bees cbaracteriied by
a train of ttsttrpanea and arbitrary
acta resulting Is the earUilrsent ot
our autonomy, destruction of oar
coastttBUoaat system aad reversal
of America's Philippine policy," the
resoistton said. -
The resolution cites a ion Ms ef
grievances declaring the governor
has obstructed both the ecsnomfe
and political development f ths
Philippines and conduct ed a prog
ram of propaganda against the Fili
pino?. - '
Bucks Fight Until
Death Comes; Horns
Are Found Locked
Lying dead with the boras lack
ed following a mortal combat twft
large bucks were found Tsesday bf
Fred Patton of Ashland, according
to word brought to Klatnaih Falls
yesterday.
Pattoo had bees hntttinr s Craia
Mottatabj prarie and . wires as
stumbled upon the careastac ef tha
animals he discovered the boras
locked. They had evidently been
dead for several days. Ths heads
were 'decapitated and taken to Ash
land where they were placed aa
display at Ntaieger's store, . -